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Greetings from the Canal Basin: a Taylor John’s House & Tin Angel Records update

July 21, 2011

Hello Coventry! Long time, no Covert posting. As many of you are aware, the Tin Angel on Spon Street was unexpectedly closed in February, and we are particularly sad at the manner in which we lost it. However, whilst mourning the demise of what was almost a second home to many of Coventry’s finest minds

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Taylor John’s open House in 2011

January 19, 2011

(Belated) Happy New Year to all of you! The team at Taylor John’s Music & Arts Centre would all like to thank everyone who made the events at The Tin Angel, Taylor John’s House itself and St John the Baptist’s Church so memorable. We hope to see you again – and many others – coming

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Autumn leaves: forthcoming shows at Taylor John’s House

August 18, 2010

We’re into the final days of summer, and to be honest, you could have been forgiven that winter had come early, dark clouds on the horizon and all. Fear not, good folk of Coventry; Taylor John’s House and its associated venues have a Autumn programme that is guaranteed to bring some inner warmth to you

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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Cairo Gang + Trembling Bells

August 7, 2010

Monday 2nd August 2010 Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Cairo Gang + Trembling Bells St. John the Baptist’s Church “The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them” – Charles de Lint As the light begins to fade on Spon Street, inside the picturesque setting of

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Black Carrot curates The Black Market: 29th July-2nd August (preview)

July 6, 2010

For those of you who aren’t in the know, Leicester’s Black Carrot are one of the Midland’s best musical secrets. They’re a frankly obscene mix of Krautrock rhythms, live electronics, disconcerting disonnance and bass so oily and deep that BP are probably looking at plans to drill for it. If you’re interested in what this equation

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Living for the city: goings on at Taylor John’s this summer

June 17, 2010

The younger-yet-bigger brother of The Tin Angel, Taylor John’s House is a hive of activity where live music is the queen bee in a city of worker drones. Winners of the ‘Best Live Performance venue’ at the Godiva Awards in 2007 (and up for the same award this year – click here and get voting),

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Coventry Rhythm Weekend – Taylor Johns & Tin Angel Review

June 3, 2010

From the ashes of the Jazz Festival, Coventry Rhythm Weekend rises like a phoenix, and festivities on Spon Street kick off at 8pm on Friday night in the glorious surroundings of St John the Baptist’s Church. Leeds-based Glissando get the ball rolling over the May Bank Holiday weekend with chamber pop that is almost tailor-made

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